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Biking is Green

Electric and Clean Mobility

At the start of the European Mobility Week this event will show and demonstrate new models of electric and (un)conventional bicycles, intermodality between cycling and public transport, recently installed services in the area Gare de Luxembourg - Place de Luxembourg. Visitors will be able to test the bikes on the Gopedelec test-track. Cycle related projects and organisations will present their activities. Participants are ETRA, Batavus, Clean Mobile, Dahon, ekolo.cz, Koga-Miyata, Sparta, Trikke, Segway, Vrachtfiets, Wheelylift and Yikebike. Also the following cycle related projects and organisations will present their activities: Aeneas, BOVAG-TWB, Bond Beter Leefmilieu, Call a Bike, ECF, Eurocities, Global Alliance for Ecomobility, Gopedelec, Mobility Week, Polis, Presto, Pro Velo, Villo. This exhibition and demonstration is co-organised by the EP Mobility Unit, the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament and the European Trade Association for Bicycle Dealers (ETRA). DRAFT PROGRAMME

Thursday 16 September 2010 09:00-18:00

09:00-09:30

Opening of the event by by Ms Isabelle Durant, GreensEFA Vice-President EP, Mr Bruno De Lille, Secretary of State for Mobility Brussels Region, Mr Michael Cramer, Spokesman Transport Policy GreensEFA in EP, Mr Maurice Manders, President of ETRA,
combined with healthy breakfast, offered by the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament

09:30-10:00

First guided visit for Greens/EFA MEPs and staff at exhibition and demonstration points of electric and other bikes, info stands, bike Point, Villo, Cambio etc.

11:30-12:30

Conference bike meeting on how to better include electric bicycles in the European electric mobility policies with Jo Leinen MEP (President ENVI Committee), Silvia Ticau MEP (Vice-President TRAN Committee), Michael Cramer (Spokesman Transport Policy GreensEFA in EP), Guido Gielen (DG Enterprise & Industry), Cristina Marolda (DG MOVE - Road safety), Anne-France Rihoux (Belgian Presidency – Ministry Climate & Energy).
Moderator: Jack Oortwijn, Chief Editor Bike Europe

12:30Healthy open air lunch ‘sur place’, offered by ETRA
13:00-14:00

Second guided visit round of the exhibition and the test-track

15:30-16:30

Third guided visit round of the exhibition and the test-track

18:00

Closure of the event.


For further information, please contact:
  • Annick Roetynck - ETRA
    tel. +32.9.2336005, e-mail : etra@pandora.eu
    http://www.etra-eu.com
  • Paul Beeckmans - Greens/EFA in EP
    tel. +32.2.2843114, e-mail: paul.beeckmans@europarl.europa.eu
    http://www.greens-efa.eu

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